Nikita Dragun is an American YouTuber, make-up artist and model who boasts 2.5 million subscribers on her channel.

The 23-year-old, who came out as transgender to her followers in 2015, has been pictured sitting front row at the Vivienne Hu and Chromat Spring/Summer 2020 shows on Friday and Saturday.

However, her new hairstyle – a box braid wig – has been met with accusations of cultural appropriation, which is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as: “A term used to describe the taking over of creative or artistic forms, themes, or practices by one cultural group from another. It is in general used to describe Western appropriations of non‐Western or non‐white forms, and carries connotations of exploitation and dominance.”

Some, however, seemed to accept Dragun’s reasoning. One person wrote, “Thank you, credit is all we want,” while another added, “Why tf is everyone so mad she is appreciating the culture and since when did hair style determine a race.”

"This is a protective hairstyle used to protect the hair," she wrote, “I would never want to offend anybody.”

"Being part Native American, we also have braids and stuff like that,” she added.

But the response has not proved satisfactory for some, with yet another backlash emerging, this time on Twitter.

Nikita Dragon justifying wearing braids because she’s “part Native American” damn near threw my back out. Bitch wtf, and you can’t raise awareness for the discrimination that Black women face in this country for their natural hair for the simple fact that: you’re not black